Other publications

Dealing with Listeria in the processed meat & poultry industries Summit 2010

A summit on ‘Dealing with Listeria in the processed meat and poultry industries’ held in Sydney drew an audience of around 90 people on 8 July 2010. Producers, and representatives from peak bodies, universities, regulators etc attended, keen to learn of world’s best practice in controlling this common organism - one that is notoriously difficult to eliminate, and potentially fatal.

See the program here (pdf, 540 KB)

Papers presented can be viewed through the links below.

Listeria - Why it is a problem and what to do

• An introduction to Listeria - Public health and all the fuss? (pdf, 873 KB)
  Dr Lisa Szabo, NSW Food Authority
• Compliance and regulatory requirements for the meat and poultry industries (pdf, 662 KB)
  Dr David Miles, NSW Food Authority
• Survival of Listeria in processed meat and poultry products (pdf, 437 KB)
  A/Prof Tom Ross, MLA Expert Panel

Understanding Listeria in the processing environment

• Listeria in the processing environment (pdf, 538 KB)
  Lynne Teichmann, MLA Expert Panel
• Control of Listeria in product - common errors made (pdf, 697 KB)
  Ian Jenson, Meat & Livestock Australia
• Importance and management of cleaning programs (pdf, 676 KB)
  Dr Peter Bodnaruk, Ecolab, USA

Best practice for Listeria in processing environments

• Sampling and testing for Listeria (pdf, 550 KB)
  Dr John Butts, Land O'Frost, USA
• Lessons to be learnt and case studies (pdf, 674 KB)
  Dr David Miles, NSW Food Authority

Food Safety Conference 2007

The three-day Food Safety Conference, titled Future Directions, was held in Sydney 19-21 September 2007. It brought together specialists in food safety and regulation from Australia and overseas to present, lead discussions and conduct masterclasses on crucial issues for the consumer, regulatory, health and industry sectors.

See the program here (pdf, 37 KB)

Some of the papers presented can be viewed through the links below.

Beyond Groundhog Day: getting down to the business of food safety
Safe Food Production Queensland

• Background paper 1 (pdf, 89 KB)
• Background paper 2 (pdf, 84 KB)
• Background paper 3 (pdf, 39 KB)
• Solutions to move us forward (pdf, 581 KB)

 The food industry in 2020

• Opening address: The food industry in 2020 (pdf, 1.02 MB)
  Geoff Starr, George Weston Foods
• A 2020 vision for food (pdf, 60 KB)
  Dean Stockwell, Food Standards Australia New Zealand
  

Producing food in the future

• Will food regulation help or hinder businesses in the food industry? (pdf, 1.04 MB)
  David Foote, Australian Country Choice

Future food for future consumers

• Young people's perceptions and attitudes towards foods (pdf, 244 KB)
  Dr Rebecca Huntley, IPSOS

Regulating the food industry in the future

• Role of regulation in the food industry of tomorrow (pdf, 1.43 MB)
  Dr John O'Brien, Food Safety Authority of Ireland

Regulating future foods: meeting the challenge

• Prevention is the theme of the future (pdf, 4.06 MB)
  Craig Sahlin, NSW Food Authority

Risk in the future

• Reducing the costs of regulation without loss of benefits (pdf, 264 KB)
  Robert Kerr, Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission
• Are Competent Authorities really embracing risk analysis (pdf, 845 KB)
  Roger Cook, New Zealand Food Safety Authority